Today for #FollowFriday, we'll start by shouting out @TucsonSentinel and @restofworld, two other publications that created their own Mastodon instances. We think this is a great model for other outlets (and also #nonprofit orgs) to follow, creating authenticity and allowing full control over what we post.
Every news outlet should stand up a Mastondon instance for their reporters & staff.
It’ll be great to see GivennameFamilyname@mastodon.famousnewspaper.com or whatever domain they want to use.
Built in verification. Every reporter for the Washington Post on a washpo domain. Every reporter for the New York Times on an NYTimes domain. Etc, etc.
Plus the “local” feed for each instance becomes a feed of all the posts from that institution mixed together — providing extra discovery.
Mark Finchem’s ‘frivolous’ bid to overturn Sec. State election gets booted by Az judge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121622_finchem_election_suit/mark-finchems-frivolous-bid-overturn-sec-state-election-gets-booted-by-az-judge/
A Maricopa County judge rejected Mark Finchem’s attempt to overturn his election loss by more than 120,000 votes, ruling Friday that opened the door for possible sanctions against the Republican’s attorney.
#Tucson #Arizona
Az judge dismisses Sen. Borrelli election suit for failure to serve defendants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121622_borrelli_election_suit/az-judge-dismisses-sen-borrelli-election-suit-failure-serve-defendants/
An election lawsuit brought by Lake Havasu Republican Sonny Borrelli that challenged the election of Katie Hobbs as Arizona governor was dismissed late Friday afternoon.
#Tucson #Arizona
Pima County set to end COVID-era rental assistance by February, shutters online application https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121622_pima_eviction_aid/pima-county-set-end-covid-era-rental-assistance-by-february-shutters-online-application/
In February, Pima County will end the eviction prevention program that they started alongside the city of Tucson in 2021, but already stopped taking new applications this week, officials said.
#Tucson #Arizona
Ducey sends $9M to help build new commerical border crossing in Douglas https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121522_douglas_improvements/ducey-sends-9m-help-build-new-commerical-border-crossing-douglas/
Arizona Gov Doug Ducey is allocating $8.9 million in federal funding to help build a new port of entry in Douglas, adding funds from the American Rescue Plan to develop wastewater and groundwater infrastructure.
#Tucson #Arizona
It would absolutely wonderful if news outlets hosted their own Mastodon instances.
A few news orgs that have done that:
@TexasObserver
@sfstandard
@TucsonSentinel
And several others that have created official Mastodon accounts on general instances:
@ProPublica
@texastribune
@damemagazine
@COTimesRecorder
@rferl
@msfreepress
@Chron
@themarkup
@sfchronicle
@sfgate
Not sure if this one is official:
@msnbc
If anyone knows of any others, please let me know.
Kari Lake might get to inspect small number of ballots https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121622_lake_ballot_inspection/kari-lake-might-get-inspect-small-number-ballots/
Kari Lake might get a chance next week to inspect a small number of ballots cast in Maricopa County in the 2022 midterm election, a judge ordered Friday.
#Tucson #Arizona
Scientists find newborn stars hiding in first Webb image https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121622_webb_images1/scientists-find-newborn-stars-hiding-first-webb-image/
NASA scientists announced Thursday that they had discovered evidence of two dozen previously unknown protostars wrapped within the gasses of a distant nebula. The starlets had long hidden in plain sight, only recently identified via close examination of one of the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.
#Tucson #Arizona
Green Valley to host free COVID-19 & flu shot clinics https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121622_pima_vaccines/green-valley-host-free-covid-19-flu-shot-clinics/
Green Valley will host a series of four free COVID-19 and flu vaccination events to make sure adults 65 years and older get protected against a worse-than-normal spread of respiratory diseases.
#Tucson #Arizona
Congress clears one-week bill to fund federal gov't, but many hurdles remain https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121622_government_funding/congress-clears-one-week-bill-fund-federal-govt-but-many-hurdles-remain/
The U.S. Senate sent President Joe Biden a one-week government funding bill late Thursday, giving negotiators a few more days to wrap up talks on what is expected to be a $1.7 trillion package to keep the federal government up and running through September.
#Tucson #Arizona
Congress clears one-week bill to fund the government, but many hurdles remain https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121622_government_funding/congress-clears-one-week-bill-fund-government-but-many-hurdles-remain/
The U.S. Senate sent President Joe Biden a one-week government funding bill late Thursday, giving negotiators a few more days to wrap up talks on what is expected to be a $1.7 trillion package to keep the federal government up and running through September.
#Tucson #Arizona
Congress clears one-week bill to fund the government, but many hurdles remain https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121622_government_funding/congress-clears-one-week-bill-fund-government-but-many-hurdles-remain/
The U.S. Senate sent President Joe Biden a one-week government funding bill late Thursday, giving negotiators a few more days to wrap up talks on what is expected to be a $1.7 trillion package to keep the federal government up and running through September.
#Tucson #Arizona
Don’t vote for just one: Ranked choice voting Is gaining ground https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121622_ranked_choice_voting/dont-vote-just-one-ranked-choice-voting-gaining-ground/
Ranked choice voting has seen steady success in recent years as nationwide, 62 jurisdictions have adopted the voting method - and though proponents argue it leads to better representation of voters’ viewpoints, opponents say it’s too complicated for the average voter to understand.
#Tucson #Arizona
Water managers sound alarm over Colorado River https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121622_colorado_river_alarm/water-managers-sound-alarm-over-colorado-river/
Lake Mead and Lake Powell are currently sitting at a combined storage of 13.1 million acre-feet, which is about a quarter of capacity. In December 1999, Lake Mead sat at 96% capacity and Lake Powell was at 88%.
#Tucson #Arizona
Katie Hobbs & Maricopa County: Kari Lake’s election challenge should be swiftly dismissed https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121622_lake_lawsuit/katie-hobbs-maricopa-county-kari-lakes-election-challenge-should-swiftly-dismissed/
Kari Lake has failed to identify even one illegal ballot cast, point out a single person who was denied the right to vote or identify any specific instances of fraud, meaning the election challenge must be dismissed, the secretary of state and Maricopa County officials argued in filings.
#Tucson #Arizona
Border communities, Border Patrol brace for migrant surge as Title 42 ends https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121622_title_42_end/border-communities-border-patrol-brace-migrant-surge-as-title-42-ends/
The looming end of Title 42 has set immigrant aid groups, local governments and federal agencies on the border rushing to prepare for an expected influx of people.
#Tucson #Arizona
Feds sue Ducey over container walls in Yuma, Coronado National Forest https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121522_container_wall_lawsuit/feds-sue-ducey-over-container-walls-yuma-coronado-national-forest/
Federal officials filed a lawsuit a Wednesday against Gov. Doug Ducey and other state officials, asking a federal judge to rule that the installation of cargo containers along two sections of the Arizona-Mexico border is an "unlawful trespasses," block the state from continuing to install the containers, and award damages to cover the costs of removing the 8,000-pound steel boxes.
#Tucson #Arizona
Yes, Kyrsten Sinema is selling designer clothes & bike gear on Facebook https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121522_sinema_sales/yes-kyrsten-sinema-selling-designer-clothes-bike-gear-facebook/
Slate on Thursday published a story speculating that U.S. Sen Kyrsten Sinema is padding her income and decluttering her D.C. apartment by reselling designer clothing and athletic gear on Facebook Marketplace.
#Tucson #Arizona
Finchem response to motion to dismiss rife with errors, evidence-free theories https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121522_fichem_dismissal_response/finchem-response-motion-dismiss-rife-with-errors-evidence-free-theories/
In a filing riddled with errors and new evidence-free claims of forgery and election malfeasance, the attorney for failed GOP secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem says there are no grounds for a judge to dismiss the challenge to the election results without conducting a hearing on the claims.
#Tucson #Arizona
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